Mohammad Arbaz Ali v. Air Intelligence Unit, Nscbi

29.05.2026 Item No. 88 Court No.7 AB (Allowed) C.R.M. (NDPS) 1157 of 2026 In Re:- An application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with NDPS Case No.N-09/2026 under Sections 20(b)(ii) (B)/23(b)/8/29 of the NDPS Act And In the matter of : Mohammad Arbaz Ali .... Petitioner Mr. Joy Chakraborty, Mr. Sandip Dinda ...for the Petitioner Mr. Krishnendu Bhattacharya, Mr. Priyankar Ganguly ...for the Union of India The allegation against the petitioner is that on January 24, 2026, 2087 grams of ganja was recovered from the possession of the present petitioner. Learned Counsel for the petitioner prays for bail on any terms and conditions. Learned Counsel appearing for the Air Customs opposes the bail prayer.

Having considered the submissions made on behalf of the petitioner and the opposite party and also considering the quantum of contraband involved in the instant case and that the petitioner is in custody for about four months six days, the bail prayer made by the petitioner is allowed. Accordingly, the petitioner namely, Mohammad Arbaz Ali, shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.20,000/-, with two registered sureties of Rs.10,000/-each, one of whom must be local, subject to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, North 24 Parganas, and

also on condition that the accused person shall not mis-use the liberty granted by this Court and he shall not tamper with any evidence orally or documentary during the trial. He shall not leave the jurisdiction of trial court without taking leave from trial court. He shall not absent himself on any day during trial and shall not commit any offence while on bail. He shall give his mobile phone number to the local police station and shall not change it without prior permission of the trial court and he shall not in any manner try to delay the trial. Be it mentioned in case of violation of any of the conditions as above, the trial court will be at liberty to cancel the bail without making any further reference to this court. Be it further mentioned, that anything said herein shall not be construed as an expression of opinion on the merit of the case.

Accordingly, CRM (NDPS) 1157 of 2026 is disposed of. Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, duly applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities.

(Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, J.)